Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) got in a heated exchange with an activist over Israel — and his holding of a baby — on Friday in one of the House office buildings near the Capitol that ended with him walking away while cursing and calling the activist “scum.” The altercation took place in the Longworth House Office building, where House Republicans were gathered to pick their nominee for Speaker and which is open to the public. The activists had been questioning various GOP members about retaliatory attacks by Israel in Gaza. At one point, they approached former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.),...